CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE OF ALPHA-OMEGA-BIS(TRIISOPROPYLSILYL)-SEXITHIOPHENE- UNUSUAL CONJUGATED CHAIN DISTORTION INDUCED BY INTERCHAIN STERIC EFFECTS

Authors
YASSAR A GARNIER F DELOFFRE F HOROWITZ G RICARD L
Citation
A. Yassar et al., CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE OF ALPHA-OMEGA-BIS(TRIISOPROPYLSILYL)-SEXITHIOPHENE- UNUSUAL CONJUGATED CHAIN DISTORTION INDUCED BY INTERCHAIN STERIC EFFECTS, Advanced materials, 6(9), 1994, pp. 660-663
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science
Journal title
Advanced materials → ACNP
ISSN journal
09359648
Volume
6
Issue
9
Year of publication
1994
Pages
660 - 663
Database
ISI
SICI code
0935-9648(1994)6:9<660:COA>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
The structure of a sexithiophene derivative end-substituted by two bul ky triisopropylsilyl groups has been determined in an attempt to bette r understand the relationship between structure and the electronic and optical properties of polythiophenes. The synthesis and structural ch aracterization of derivative are described in detail and the unusual c rystal system that involves staggered parallel arrays of molecules and a strong deviation from coplanarity of the pi-conjugated backbone is discussed.